We inserted a filter effect on the track and setup a low-pass filter. Though volume alone allows you to create motion in chord tracks, by combining it with filters, you can create an even more aggressive movement. Triplets may work to create interesting effects depending on the song as well. We will be adding in 4th, 8th, and 16th note variations while previewing the sound. We recommend using automation to add variation to the LFO speed.Īs seen, we will display the LFO speed amount automation. Having the same rhythm repeated can get boring, so we will be adding variation to the rhythm. To effect other parameters, be sure to adjust the amount (strength of effect) of the desired parameter.įor this tutorial we will be using the default volume setting. The LFO Tool is applied to the volume as a default setting. We have turned tempo sync on and set the subdivision to 8th notes for the time being. The LFO cycle speed can be changed from here.

We will be drawing in a slow attack and gradual decaying curve for this tutorial. In addition, the LFO curve can be drawn in freely as well. The effect allows you to use the built in LFO to control volume/filter parameters in a cycle.

We will be using “LFO Tool” to add motion to the chord sounds. To lay down the ground work, we will group the 3 chord tracks into 1 channel.īy doing so, we can apply 1 effect unanimously across all the tracks. Now we will look at creating rhythm in our chord tracks. We will be using the “ Future Bass For Spire Vol.1” preset for Spire. Having a plethora of high frequency content and harmonics is crucial when creating rhythm using filter modulation. Serem is a popular wavetable type synth, and contains rich high frequencies and a sharp sound that is created through its various saturation and multi-band compression style effects. We will create a new track and open up the soft-synth “Serum”. Here we will look at how to create this rhythmic chord sound from these extended MIDI notes. This rhythmic motion is being created exclusively through the use of “filters” and “volume” being automated.

When we look at the sequenced material, we can see that the MIDI notes are playing normal extended notes. This is how the chord tracks sound when solo’d: We can hear that the chord tracks are used to create rhythm and groove in the song as a whole. First lets hear the track we have prepared for this tutorial:

How to use lfo tool